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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Improving payment for inpatient hospital care in rural areas (E)

Improving payment for inpatient hospital care in rural areas (E)

June 15, 2001

The Congress should raise the cap on the disproportionate share add-on a rural hospital can receive from 5.25 percent to 10 percent.

Appeared in: June 2001 - Chapter 4

Topics: Hospital.